"Eiron" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:

By contrast, I was 'talking' to Elrond a few weeks back who owns and
recommends Tannoy 609s. By a stroke of luck there wuz a pair on eBay
ending in only a few hours, so I grabbed them for a (midweek) song. They
are *excellent* - I could live with them quite happily, were it not for
the horns....!!

I should elaborate on this point. I like the sound of the Tannoys but
the 8" driver is strangled by its 16litre box. A reflex box of 60l would
be better, or a transmission line. Having seen the pair on eBay about to
finish on a Friday afternoon when nobody would be bidding, I mentioned
them to Keith. I thought the first order crossover would sound similar
to a full-range driver, as he doesn't like complex crossovers. The dual
concentric unit would drop straight into one of Keith's cabinets and the
crossover is included in the terminal panel. What could be simpler?
The only trouble is that Keith thought they sounded too good to chop.
New cabs for mine will be a project for next winter.



Actually it's not so much the sound, it's the looks - I'd rip the drivers
out in a flash if they were only 'so so', but they're not, they're rather
smart!! Plus the fact they unexpectedly came complete with the stands -
altogether to nice to vandalise!

But....

For what I paid for them, they *do* represent a bargain pair of 8" drivers
and your comments have got me wondering....???